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RAND developed an integrated survey system to help the U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command monitor and address abuse and misconduct by military training instructors toward trainees during Basic Military Training.

The RAND Military Workplace Study (RMWS) is an independent study of sexual assault and military equal employment opportunity (MEO) violations in the active duty and reserve components of the U.S. military, sponsored by the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) within the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Whether at home, at school, or in the community, exposure to violence raises concerns about not just the potential for physical harm, but also the longer-term developmental and mental health risks for children.

In recent years, new data have appeared, further suggesting the utility of cognitive-behavioral interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) subsequent to sexual assault. In this article, we present a model of cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for PTSD in rape survivors.

Associate Director, RAND Arroyo Center; Senior Social Scientist
Education Ph.D. in cultural anthropology, University of Virginia; M.S. in systems analysis and management, The George Washington University; B.A. in cultural anthropology, University of Virginia

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Margaret Harrell is a senior social scientist at the RAND Corporation where she serves as associate director of the RAND Arroyo Center. Her expertise is in manpower and personnel, military families, military quality of life, systems dynamics simulation modeling, and qualitative research methods.…

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